Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Public Hearing
May 2004 Commission Meeting
Donations of $500.00 or More
Not Previously Approved by the Commission
| Donor | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas | Cash | Support of Houston Toad conservation efforts at park |
| 2. Landry's Restaurants, inc. | Cash/In-kind Services | Case: Unspecified; In-kind: "Ongoing conservation projects relating to fresh and saltwater marine life and reptile programs located within the Gulf Coast region of Texas" |
| 3. Jim Prappas | Cash | Support the efforts of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in the continuation of its mission of protecting and conserving the natural resources of Texas for future generations to come |
| 4. National Shooting Sports Foundation | Cash | Promote youth hunting |
| 5. Dallas Woods & Watters Conservation Club, Inc. | Cash | Wetlands Timber Frame Pavilion construction cost |
| 6. Gulf of Mexico Foundation | Cash | Grant reimbursement for work performed at Armand Bayou Coastal Preserve |
| 7. National Rifle Association of America | Cash | Purchase ammunition and muzzle-loading supplies for Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Workshops |
| 8. Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce | Cash | Team sponsorship - Great Texas Birding Classic - tickets to Awards Brunch |
| 9. The Dow Chemical Company | Cash | Event sponsorship - Great Texas Birding Classic - 2-inch ad in Event Program and tickets to Awards Brunch |
| 10. Port Aransas Chamber/Tourist Bureau | Cash | Event sponsorship - Great Texas Birding Classic - 1/6 inch page ad in Event Program and tickets to Awards Brunch |
| 11. DAMAARS International | Cash | Team Sponsorship - Great Texas Birding Classic - tickets to Awards Brunch |
| 12. Reliant Energy | Cash | Team sponsorship - Great Texas Birding Classic - tickets to Awards Brunch |
| 13. Nikon, Incorporated | Cash | Team sponsorship - Great Texas Birding Classic - tickets to Awards Brunch |
| 14. Houston Audubon Society | Cash | Team sponsorship - Great Texas Birding Classic - tickets to Awards Brunch |
| 15. Saltwater Fisheries Enhancement Association | Goods | Assist law enforcement operations on area lakes - 1996 Gmbler Intimidator Bass Boat and 1996 Mercury Outboard 200 h.p. engine |
| 16. Coastal Conservation Association of Texas | Goods | Night Vision 3-X lenses |
| 17. Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas | Cash | Endowment proceeds to help fund Foundation of Texas Marketing and Operations – Inland Fisheries |
| 18. Saltwater Fisheries Enhancement Association | Goods | Law Enforcement use - Nine Robotic Decoy deer |
| 19. Coastal Conservation Association of Texas | Goods | Coastal Law Enforcement - Stabilizer Binoculars |
| 20. Friends of Garner State Park | Cash | Purchase firerings for campsites |
| 21. Sanford Schmid TTEE Charitable Trust U/A DTD | Cash | Monetary contribution to a purely local Charitable Trust U/A DTD donation account meant to help finance the implementation of the strategies, objectives, and goals of the Interpretive Master Plan for Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites |
| 22. Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Cash | Construction of the Nature Communications Center |
| 23. Admiral Nimitz Foundation | Cash | Dictaphone transcriber desk top will be used to conduct oral history programs focusing on World War II Veterans |
| 24. Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas | Cash | Sponsorship of teacher interns for program development and evaluation |
| 25. Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas | Cash | Writing and printing of the Hook & Bullet newsletter |
| 26. Texas Bighorn Society | Goods | Repair sheep pasture at Black Gap WMA for future releases – materials donated for project = $11,343.53; volunteer hours on project = 1,090 x $7.00/hr. = $7,630.00 |
| 27. Texas Bighorn Society | Goods | Provide pipe to extend wildlife water distribution system on the Sierra Diablo WMA for desert bighorn sheep and other Wildlife species – 7,100 feet of 1-inch black plastic pipe |
| 28. Chuck's Air Conditioning | In-kind Services | Labor, material, and equipment to replace electric pedestals to 25 campsites in the Oakmont Campground at Garner State Park. Work to be performed according to NEC. The electricity to these sites was destroyed in the July 2002 flood and was not replaced because they are located in the flood plain. The sites are currently rented as regular non-electric, but with the electricity restored they can be rented as premium campsites. |
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Grand total: $201,003.55 |
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